The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
is a 3-day community of folk music and dance now entering its 35th year in 2023 at a new time and place following 3 years of VIRTUAL and limited hybrid in-person festivals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's fest will be a full 3 days of music, community and camping at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen CT on July 28, 29 & 30.
The festival normally has 4 stages: Main, Dance, Family & Workshop. DANCE will return with its usual variety and vigor in 2023 along with Main, Workshop & Family stages. The Workshop Stage features different combinations of performers booked on one or more of the other stages sharing sets on a variety of topics. Some performers are booked specifically for one stage but most appear on more than one.
We are not accepting FEATURE ARTIST submissions for the 2023 festival but concentrating exclusively on re-booking all the artists planned for the past 3 fests who we could not invite.
Our Friday afternoon GRASSY HILL EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE is accepting submissions thru June 1.
We plan to accept 15 emerging artists by a panel of judges for a spot in our Friday afternoon SHOWCASE held on the Main Stage. This is a 2 song or 10 minute spot. The showcase is open to all performers who have not showcased in the last 2 years and who will NOT be appearing in any other capacity including sideperson or special guest in the current year. The showcase is an opportunity to be seen and heard in a large amphitheater setting with hundreds of folk fans, presenters, agents, record labels and media in attendance. A committee of 3 music professionals review submissions and makes selections. There is a $20 Showcase application fee.
For more info on FRFF, please check our website at www.FalconRidgeFolk.com
The Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase at Falcon Ridge https://showcasefalconridgefolkfestival.submittable.com/categories/edit/40575#page-basic is open to ALL performers who will not be appearing in any other capacity including sideperson or special guest in the current year. This is a 2 song or 10 minute spot on our Main Stage on Friday afternoon. The festival takes place at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen CT on July 28, 29 & 30.
The showcase will begin at NOON on Friday July 28 and run for approximately 4 hours. Major sponsorship is generously provided by Grassy Hill Entertainment.
NOTE: Between 15-18 artists will be selected this year and current Pandemic Precautions will be followed.
Selected artists appear in our program, are assisted by our excellent stage & sound crew and may have their mailing list & merchandise available in our sales tent. While there is no compensation for the showcase, artists receive full admission, on-site camping and meals for the entire festival plus one guest pass per act. The showcase is not a contest. However, the audience is surveyed as to which 3 showcase artists they wish to see return to the Most Wanted Song Swap (MWSS) at the festival the following year. 3-4 artists are invited to return for a paid feature performance at the next festival.
The showcase and song swap are an opportunity to be seen and heard in a large
amphitheater setting with hundreds of folk fans, presenters, agents, record labels & media in attendance. A committee of 3 music professionals review submissions and make selections. The only criteria are high quality performances of interesting, well-crafted, acoustic-based material. It need not be original.
All applicants will be notified no later than June 15. Details on production, merchandise, camping and arrival will be sent to all selected artists.
Past showcasers include Martin Sexton, Catie Curtis, The Nields, Peter Mulvey, Ellis Paul, Erin McKeown, Lori McKenna, Pamela Means, Jason Spooner Band, Red Molly, Spuyten Duyvil, We're About 9, Darlingside, Quarterhorse, Bettman & Halpin and The End of America.